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Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-11-19

Agent showing Harlem fiatl-And this,
madam, is the servants room.
Madam Observation-Disclosures small for my
girl She's 5 feet To-
Asent-Oh, there will be no trouble about
that, madam. assure you The family who
last occupied the ia; employed a girl feat
tall
Madam-How did she manage it,
Agent-She let her feet hang out in tie
hall-The Epoch
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-11-19

Il am tired of the struggle of life," said a
melancholy merchant To his clerk.
Tired of life"
YES, it will he sweet relief when my
time comes to sink in obscurity and oblivion" ="
why don't you take your ad out of the
papers right away" asked the clerk SYM
pathetically ly-Merchant Traveller.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-11-19

One Of the brightest looking little school
boys in Washington is Il son Of secretary
oI the Chinese legation. The young man
d,rin wears magnificent costume, Ori,
ertal in character, and with his school
books under his arm forms striking and
interesting picture. He has understood
English only year, but is making rapid
progress in his education.-New Yor'
World.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-11-19
Preparations for . Fast.

DAsley-I have concluded to fast for q
wssk In order to sss il l can't tone up my
Vstem-
Bailey-How are you going about 1T
bagIey-rm going to hire my meals at
some one Of our big hotels, and have the re-
port spread, 30 that the waters will hear it,
that l am violently opposed to tips.-Ths
Iudea
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-11-19

Omaha Dame TO applicant for domestic
service,-You do not look very strong.
Applicant-Indeei am, mum The last
woman ! worked for said she believed I
walked ten miles every morning
"Walked ten miles every morningi Why,
what were you doing!'
Getting breakfast. mum. Omaha World.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-11-19
A Ho~.,;.e - wo-h

Mr.. Walter Besant only devotes thre. or
:cur hours . day to producing copy. Tie
est of his working time he devotes to revision
and to cleaning fresh material from the world
about him.-Nsw York Tribune.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-11-19
Citizen Trains Omaha Hotel.

Twas stopping at the Herndon house, now
the Union Pacific headquarters With me,
a. guests, were James Brooks and q dozen
cJngressmen. We went down to breakfast,
snd during that early meal a window pane
'Sas broken, and one of those wild, bleak,
bitter Nebraska winds whistled through the
hirsute appendages-this expression was not
in vogue in those days-of the guests. The
proprietor never made any effort to fix the
defective window. 1t was genius on my part
"A brilliant idea, thought-when called
to an Ethiopian to brace himself up against
the hole and stop the breeze. l didn't fancy
such hotel and Immediately went out and
purchased the ground where the Cozzens
house now stands. also went to a contractor
and asked him if he ever erected building
larger than chicken coop. had him con-
strlct the hotel in sixty days. l afterward
rented it 10 Cozzens, of New York. who took
the management of it and paid me a rentalof
el0,OO0a year for it-Interview in Omaha
World
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-11-19

Miss Struckoyle lin a whisper,-Don't place
your napkin under your chin, papa.
Pater Struckoyle lin a growD-Good Lord,
child! You don't expect me to eat soup with
the back Of my neck, do youf-Ths JudgA
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-11-19

Scene-HallNay OF ancestral manse.
Lady-What in the world are YOU doing to
that picture, Bridget!
Bridget-Shore and ct WIZ yersilf, mum,
ez tould me 10 scrub all the payntud wurk.
-Harper's Bazaar
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-11-19
Marriage.

Married Pero0Ds or young men
contemplating marriage, aware
q Physical weakness or any
ether Aisqualiaeasions speedily
relieved. He who places himself
under the care of DR. ALBERT
may eonAAe In his honor n .
gentleman, and eonAdently rely
upoa his slkill a. Q physician.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-11-19
DIR. Albert

,,s .ssaaaeA the most wonderful
suceess In the treatment Of the
cases % which he devOtes his
special attention, and through
ycars Of patient labor and re.
search he has discovered she
moss infallible method Of curing
general Wsakness, Involuntary
discharges, inPoseney, nervous.
mess, eonfusloa Of ideas, PalP1t.
alton Of ths heart, timidfty,
diseases Of the throat, nose and
skin. Affections OF the liver,
stomach and boWels-shese ter.
rible disorders that mako life a
miserable exlsse0ee and render
Ing marriage iDpossibls.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-11-19
i. Pleased . Man From ST. Les,..

1t Pleased Man From st. L0uiA
Since Mashall Field moved into his great
new store Market street has in some respects
degenerated 1t is fact that there are few
tufts Of grass growing in front Of the big red
building in which two fortunes have been
made. Perhaps these are the only grass
blades to be found in the streets Of Chicago.
They are growing, too, directly under the
window at which the Western merchant
prince used to sit and watch his many wagons
and trucks driving hither and yon. To the
patriotic Chicagoan this sign Of the decadence
Of 4 once busy district is not pleasant. Not
so, however, with st. Louis man who came
to Chicago several weeks ago. He knew NO
one in the city, and his heart yearned for the
quiet Of his native town. While wandering
aimlessly about the city the other day, he
happened TO pass the little tuft Of grass which
crept up between the stones on Market street.
He stopped, gazed at it attentively, and then
sat down upon an empty dry goods box,
while a smile illumined his face.
Colonel" said he to man who was wash
ing one of the windows in the big warehouse,
that tuft Of grass is like an oasis in the de-
sert. II reminds me of ST. Louis, and want
to sit here and look at it. It's the most home
like thing I've seen since I've been in Chi
Herald
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-11-19

A new bridge across the Tiber at Roms b
70 Be named In honor Of Garibaldi
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-11-19

PulApELrHlA, Oct- "a iSS.
1saest J. Burdetts, Bryn Nawr, Pa:
DAN 6n-Some weeks ago mailed you let
~ wtsh check. Receiving no acknowledgment
e & shus far, an anxious to know II IL reached
yoa oacely. Yours truly,
CrRrs II. K. CURTIS
BxANvIIIk, Mass., Oct. &c, 1851.
= 0Ae I'D Went-
Wn cashed and spent,
H1ss Tor clothes and part for rent
Yours - ever,
RoaxRr J. BcRpE1fL
~ Journalist.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-04
borse Department.
CORRECTION.

In last weeks issue the types state
that in giving the list of stations for
1881, from American Turf Register, that
HARE stood at Franklin, Tenn; pedi-
gree omitted. This should be Havoc.
The same error occurs twice after, as in
list of stations for 1882. Havoc is again
mentioned as chestnut in Tennessee, and
in the list for 1888 he is given "Havoc,
chestnut, by Sir Charles, dam by Sir
Alfred; stands at Murfreesboro, Tenn,
Ledbetter 81 Clark owners" Mr.. Wallace
and his very able court, the board of cen
sors of National Association Trotting
Horse Breeders, who know nothing about
this pedigree or any other, decided that
the grandam of Maud ). was not by
Havoc, son of Sir Charles, as stated in
Mr.. AleXapder's catalogue. We know
nothing about this, only remember that
in looking over Mr.. Wallace's statement
of the case it seemed to me that the proof
he advanced against the pedigree rested
mainly On the recollection of an old man
of date. If Mr.. Wallace knows any
thing at all about his business, he knows
that any such evidence standing alone is
absolutely worthless; it being very rare
that adate is remembered correctly years
after. We hope yet to get time to thor
oughly look into the pedigree of Miss
Russell.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-04

''Please to hold my baby while my
husband helps me to open my trunks; he
will be quite good if you will shake his
rattle said a lady passenger to the Off
Ger who was waiting to look over her
travelling gear. And that officer good
humoredly did as he was requested, shak-
ing the rattle to the great delight of the
little II That rattle i'll question which,
fastened to a ribbon. was tied to the
chill's waist, was filled with gems of
great value. a mode of smuggling that at
the time was too simple for detection
Chambers' journal.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-04

Meanwhile, could anything be more
nauseous than the abject adulation of the
Prince and Princess of Wales in which
that asinine jobber, Lord lialsbury, in
dulged at Sion college last week? This
%groveling individual vowed that there
We're no words of his which would ade-
quately express the gratitude and afTec-
ton of the company" for their royal
highnesses, and then he went on driveling
about the impossibility of finding Ian
guage adequately to describe the graft
tude which filled the hearts of those
present There is something utterly
contemplate and disgusting in such an
efliorescence of servility. Lord Halsbury
evidently has a robust appetite for toads.
London Truth.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-04
Upper Burmah's Ruby Mines.

These mines are situated seventy miles
from Mandalay. Within a valley about
100 miles square and surrounded by nine
mountains lie the gems, and it is upon
n of the mountains that the British
column, under Gen. Stewart, is now en-
camped. The mines have hitherto only
yielded from go. 900 to e15,00 a year.
but it is believed that English engineers
could reap "A better harvest. The sap
phires sometimes range from nine to
thirteen carats, and are usually perfect.
Theehaw claimed a right of selection
among all the larger stones, but the mer-
chants took good care that he seldom OBJ
tanned the best. 1t was rare that he got
IA ruby above a quarter of a carat in
weight, and when he did the tone was
generally tlawed. The mines will now
be worked under the supervision Of the
Indian government, and it is to be hoped
that they, as well as Burmah itself, will
prove remunerative.-San Francisco
Chronicle.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-04
DIR, FRANKLIN.

DIR. Franklin is a black horse with star,
foaled May 3, 1871, bred by Peter Le-
%tourneau, Oakland, Me. He was got by
Gen. Knox, dam by Winthrop Morrill,,
thus uniting the two great Maine fami-
lies. He is owned by Z. j. Lawrence,
Somerset Mills, Me-, and is the sire of
Lawrence, record 2 80 II, at four years,
Albion, 2:33 Lady Lawrence, 2:34 "a
Col. Dyer 3-year-old record 2 AS IA, and
Dart, formerly Slocum, one of the speed
lest horses in New York city. Also II
comic, 3-year-old record of 2 80 and 9TH
ers.- Maine Horse Breeders Monthly.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-04

The dancers at a masquerade ball in
Manistee, Mich, expelled one man be-
cause he appeared in the garb of a priest,
but another man who went as Satan took
a prominent part in the entertainment
Boston journal.
st Valentines day had been chosen
for the nuptials of an elderly Louisville
widower and a blooming young woman,
when the son of the prospective groom,
aged 10, concluded he liked the girl him.
self and the two eloped.
The largest nan in the known world
died at Princes end, Upton, Eng, not
long ago, aged 80. His hight was six
feet one inch, weight $50 pounds, girtt
of waist 100 inches, and he measured &c
inches around the calf of the leg.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-04
MAMBRINO
From Turf, Field and Farm.

Last week we stated that Mambrino
Paymaster, sire of Mambrino Chief, was
got by imp. Paymaster, a thoroughbred.
This is the breeding recorded in all books
of reference, and it is emphasized in the
Marshland catalogue by so careful man
as Gen. Tracy. The fact had escaped us
that Mr.. Edwin Thorne had demonstrate
ed to the contrary several years ago, and
so in writing we followed accepted lines.
But with Mr.. Thorne's letter before us
we stand correcred:
THoRNDALE, Millbrook p. o..
DutchesS Co., n. Y, Dec. 4, 1856.
| was surprised to see it stated in your
editorial on Hambletonian and Mambri-
no Chief, page 1873 of YOU current issue,
that sit is known that the dam of Mann
brine Paymaster was a daughter of i'm
ported Paymaster, IA Thoroughbred"
when the fact that nothing is known of
her breeding had been repeated so often
| thought the merest tyro on trotting
horse pedigrees could but know it. and |
can but infer it was an oversight ON your
part.
For the benefit of the younger genera
lions of trotting horse breeders, and to
refreshen the memories of some of the
older breeders, will repeat in substance
some facts which | contributed to the
Country Gentleman some seventeen years
ago on the subject.
Mambrino Paymaster was bred by
AZariah Arnold, who was a farmer living
on Tower Hill, about six miles from
Thorndale. In 1869, | called on him to
lnnrp what non1l In rn1ntin, 70 Mo-,
brine and Mambrino Paymaster. | found
him an old man confined to the house
with a cancer on his face, from which he
died the following year. His memory
was clear. and he talked with a great
deal of interest on the subject. Mambri-
no, he said, was AN old sway-backed
horse when he was brought into the
the country by a droyer by the name of
Benjamin Germond, who stood him at
different places in the county during the
season, as was the custom during those
days, and wintered him with him. lie
also old me that he died on his farm, and
he pointed out to Inc "a tree under which
he was buried.
As to Mambrino Paymaster, he said he
bred him and that he was sired by Nam.
brine and his dam was a large bay mare
that he bought of a man in Hyde Park,
on the Hudson River, who knew nothing
about her breeding other than that she
was sired by a horse that stood at Fish
kill. She looked like the Paymastel
family of horses with which he (Mr. A.
was familiar, and hence he always called
her the Paymaster mare. He bred her tC
Mambrino, and the produce was the
horse he named Mambrino Paymaster.
Such was the plain, unvarnished facts
as to the breeding of Mambrino Paymas.
ter as related to me by his breeder, Aza-
riah Arnold.
trust that they will be given sufficient
prominence by the papers which tax,
interest in the breeding of the t~rotting
horse, so that it may never be claimed
by any writer in the future, lit is known
that the dam of Mambrino Paymastel
was a daughter of imported Paymaster
thoroughbred"
Yours respectfully,
EDWIN THORNE.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-04
JINGO.

The pedigree of the Glens Falls nag,
lingo, who beat Lady Winship at Sara
toga Lake lately is given as follows
Sired by the Bitely horse, he by Old OAR
ky; he by the Rounds horse he by old
Black Hawk. Her dam was by Ameri-
can Ethan; he by old Black Hawk. S.
G. Bailey owns a full sister to the now
famous trOtter.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-04
NOTES..

The ~Fearnaughts come to the front oc-
%casionally. The latest reported per-
Torrance of this noted strain of trotters
comes from over the water, where the
chestnut marc Gladdis. record 2:23, by
Royal ~Fearnaught, won the sweepstakes
at Vienna, Austria, lately, in a field of
seven starters, which included several
Russian trotters.
Twelve head of fine yearling and two
year old colts from the Fashion Stud farm
in New Jersey, are at Larrabee's Point,
Shoreham, where they will remain
through the winter for the purpose of
being driven over an ice course.
Mr.. w. o. Bascom of Orwell has sold
his yearling colt, w. b. Franklin, by
Ben Franklin, to parties in Northern
New York state for 5000.
Gray's Ton Hal vas a dark bay, - II
hands high, and weighed about 1,150
pounds. He was a natural PAGER. was
handled a little the fall after he was four
years old, and paced in 2:57, but was
never trained afterward. lie was sired
by Shawhan's Tom Hal. one of the fast
est PAGERS of his day and lived to be
thirty years old he was by Bald Stock
ings of kentucky, who lived to be thirty
two years old, and served thirty-two
mares the season of the year in which he
died; his owner paced him ninety miles
in ten hours and forty minutes, and it is
said he was never known to lie down.
but dropped dead off his feet. The sire
of Bald Stockings was a bay roam, l4.l-2
hands high, a fast PAGER and was import
ed from Canada.-Exchange.
The stallion Maj. Edsall, record 2:29,
died Nov. rs, 1856, at Elmira, n. y,
aged q years. This is another reminder
that the get of Alexander's Abdallah are
fast passing away. This was the get of
the greatest of Rysdyk's Hambletonian's
sons. Alexander's Abdallah produced
the famous Goldsmith Maid, 2:l4;
Almont, Belmont, Woods Hambletonian,
Thorndale 2:22.l-2; pacing Abdallah, and
many other noted animals. Mai. Edsall's
greatest son is beyond question the IA
nous Robert McGregor, 2:17.l-4, sire of
Bonnie McGregor 2 :16. Maj. Edsall was
buried in the Elmira Driving Park, beside
the famous American Girl, record , :l6-l-2.
who died in lS75.-Dunton's Spirit.
North Hawk, CHI h, 1871 hands high,
got by Sherman Black Hawk, by Hills
Black Hawk; dam by Cock of the Rock,
by Duroc. He had a record of 2 :36. and
died in 1876, the property of VIM. Wells.
Lodi, Wis.
Inasmuch as there has been considera.
BILE talk about the sire of Charley Boy
2:29.l4, we turn back over the files OF
1882 wherein this description of | j APP
pears. "A chestnut horse, l6 hands high,
foaled 1860, by Wineman's Logan 2:2s
dam by Bay State Morgan, by Hale's
Green Mountain Morgan; I'd dam by
Spread Eagle; Sd dam by Money Chang
er, by Bertrand, by Sir Archy. / has
not beef worked for speed since he was
8 years old when he made a record OF
3:O3. This we believe, is the sire OF
Charley Boy.-Dunton's Spirit.
Chas. Dimbleby writes Dunton's
Spirit; Charley Boy 2;29 IA, formerly
Logan Boy, ch g, was sired by | j, by
Wineman's Logan dam a bay mare by
V%ermonter, by Hills Black Hawk; I'd
dam unknown. The mare was hired
from a driver of Singer Sewing Machine
Co. to breed j, and Logan Boy was the
colt.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-04
Major KNOX.

The following printed card for Major
Knox has been sent us: "Foaled 1865,
Major Knox by Gen. Knox, he by Harris
Hambletonian, he by Bishops Hamble-
t%onian, he by Imp. Messenger; dam the
Hambletonian mare Janet Rand: dam,
said to be an English mare; dam, by
Imp Messenger; dam, by Imp Shark.
See Wallace's Trotting Register PIP. ia
and 175,"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-04

horse same name in New Jersey; Is IL
hvnds.
In the Vermont Gazette for 1S2S-9,-30,
8 ,-32,-33, appears: Northern birth but
Southern blood; fancy Dreadnaught at
tHoosick. A son of Sir Walter by Old
Hickory by Whip by Saltram, son of
English Eclipse; Sir Walters dam, Net
tletop by imported Diomed; foaled 1926.
Signed Sylvester Milliman, and dated
1920.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-04
A Royal Gourmand,

The emperor of China must be a gour-
mand, if a correspondent of Les Debats
is to be believed. According to that
writer, the ''son of heaven insists on
having bears paws, antelopes' tails,
ducks tongues, torpedo eels' eggs,
camels' hump, monkeys lips, carps'
tails and marrow bones served on his
table every day in the year.-Chicago
Times.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-04
He Loved His Dog,

a certain little fellow was asked the
other day why he SO loved a great New
foundland dog, and the little fellow an
swered very promptly; because Hero is
the best Christian | know. He's never
mean" This boy had the same feeling
about his four footed friend as had that
reverend preacher in Milton who used to
pray for ma and the more worthy
beast. Boston Post.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-04

The British Red Cross society awakes
to a sudden realization of the fact that
sick and wounded will soon be plentiful.
An appeal has been issued urgently re-
questing additional contributions from
subscribers. Purchases of lint, medicine,
and surgical cutlery are being made on an
extensive scale, and skillful users of sur
gical instruments are being added to the
staff. @Chicago Tribune.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-04
Celestial Photography.

Celestial photography is advancing
with astonishing strides. Photographs
of the heavens are nov taken hat show
stars and strange nebulous objects which
no telescope has ever revealed to the
human eye.-New York Sun.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-04

An Illinois citizen became enthusiastic
upon first seeing the Atlantic ocean.
''Why, he said, Its immense-grand!
What a prairie it would make if it would
only keep still!'-Harper's Bazaar.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-04
SUNDRY LETTERS.
NORMAN,
ESCOTT, Ont, Feb.

ESCOTT, Ont, Feb. %, 1886.
JOSEPH BATTELL, ESQ,
Dear Sir:-Yours of the 10Th received.
Will reply by saying | was the owner of
the horse in question. | sold him to Mr..
Alexander of Kentucky in the winter of
1857. l bought him in J%ohnstown, n.
V, in 1856 of a man by the name of
Dunn q think. Whether the man is
living or not | can't say. 1t would be
well to address the postmaster at Johns
town and enquire after EX-Sherift Dunn,
and, if alive, he will give you any infor-
nation you may require. Description
Norman was bay brown, left hind ankle
and to the foot quite gray, but not white
10 81 hands high; quite well proper
toned ;plenty of fine bone a well shaped
leg with plenty of muscle; medium
length of neck we'll shaped; pretty big
jowled, but well spread; wide between
the eyes, with intelligent face. His move
ment very correct for a trotter, being
quick, strong and pure-gaited. Although
uncultivated for speed, he could trot in
2 40 when | sold him. Was sired by the
Morse horse of Lansingburgh, n. Y.
Dam said to be of Highlander stock.
Yours truly, HENRY l.. BARKER.
Clinton, Oneida Co., n. Y.
p. S. If | was at home in Clinton !
might give fuller particulars and send
you a wood-cut print of the old horse.
| am located here at present, engaged in
mining copper pyrites, which is very rich
of its class. If you wish anything more
in regard to the Norman stock or Edwin
Forest stock | will be pleased to furnish
any information | am able to; would be
pleased to hear from you any time.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-04
JoHNsTowN, N. Y. March 8, 1886.


Dear Sir:-I am sorry | cannot give
you pedigree of Alexander's Norman.
The dam was a brown mare owned by
Titcomb & Waldron of Troy, N. Y. They
were dealers in cattle. They used to
drive cattle through here from the West.
They left the mare when in foal by the
Morse horse with a farmer, and he after
wards bought the colt and then | got
him and sold him to Barker and he to
Alexander. If you could find either Tit
comb or Waldron of Troy they could give
you pedigree of mare. ! think those men
of Troy were butchers; at any rate they
dealt in cattle and drove cattle from st.
Lawrence and Jefferson counties through
here. Respectfully yours,
JOHN DUNN.